Monday, October 8, 2007
1. What are you good at?
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?

1.sports
2.great
3.mad

Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one;
identify at least two more.
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.

1.Tao was suppose to find food for his "family" but he felt bad to kill an inecient animal which was a wolf
and a mice i think.
2. well he brought the mice and i guess he might as well kill the wolf even though he doesn't want to.

Chapter 2
1.What two important events happen in this chapter?

1.Tao helped the wolf dog taking out a needle out of its jaw.

Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together?

2. What decision does Tao tell Volt?

3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person
paragraph
explaining how you feel.

1.hunt for rabbits
2. he tells Volt he wants to hunt by himself.
3. Why would you go hunt by yourself if you hunt with them you would learn.Fine
do what you would like just make sure you don't complain to join the hunters again.

Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence.
Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter.

1.Tao finally finds the truth of his mother.She was a very nice caring person.All through the snow his
mother kept Tao alive.She was a sense of wisdom of a women.She gave everything that she made to
people for free.She was of the mountain people.

Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw?
2. Which is easier for him and why?

1.one of them was a horse the other one was Ram.
2.Ram was easier because he didn't need to draw the (perfect) head,eyes,ears,legs,and more.

Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet?
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?

1.Greybeard notice that he been hunting with the wolf dog and that he hunts in the slough.
2.Greybeard doesn't know about the drawing.
3.He's a good person but he dreams lots about spirits and demons.

Chapter 7
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or, is the reverse true: was it not true then, but true now?

1.I agree with greybeard because its taboo.Its true back then but now its not true.

Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow
their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today.
What situation did you imagine?

In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.

1.If a person wants to sing but that person failed, they say that this person isn't meant for singing so the person feels bad.
2.They should still follow the persons dream because they could try harder and succeed.

Chapter 9
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind?
What does this tell you about his character?

1.He wanted to draw,so Greybeard taught him, because Greybeard didn't want Tao to give up his dreams to become a "drawer."
2.Greybeard was a willing, caring, and loving character to let Tao follow his dreams even if it was a taboo for his religion.

Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?
2. What almost happened to Tao?

1.mammoths
2.He was surrounded by "monsters" and he was no longer safe. The "monsters" took Ram away into the forest but
Tao was still safe.

Chapter 11
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?

1.yes because he can teach almost everything in one day.
2.I would like to be taught how to draw with Greybeard because i don't even know how to draw at all.

Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?

1.animal fat, fish oil, animal blood, eggs yoke, and honey.
2.Greybeard was afraid he was going to die.

Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.

1.No because Volt still hate wolf dogs because it is still a demon creature towards him.
2.I think that Volt will punish Tao if Volt finds him.

Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?

1.Tao crossed the river to save Ram.
2.Greybeard says that he can't survive no longer and told Tao to replace him.

Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?

1.Tao was attacked by a guy who tended the Endless Flame.

Chapter 16
1. Find a picture that resembles the one Tao is painting.
Copy it as your answer to this question.

First Bull

First Bull

Chapter 17
Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.

1. I am so surprised by how Volt changed. He was not a very nice person at first,
but now he seems to actually be a very nice person

Chapter 18
Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People?

1.To say thank you to them and to see if they would like to be together again.

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